Obama preparing a four-city Texas fundraising tour this summer

President Obama in Texas

Here are highlights of Barack Obama’s visits to Texas and Texas-related events at the White House.

This report was written by our colleague John Gonzalez of the San Antonio Express-News.

President Barack Obama is planning a July fundraising stop in San Antonio, local supporters have disclosed.

The president will be here for two private events on July 17, according to an email to Obama backers from San Antonio attorney Frank Burney.

The notice said the first event would be a luncheon at an undisclosed downtown hotel. Tickets would start at $250, with an unspecified lower rate for a limited number of students, it said. For $1,000, supporters can be seated along a rope line — and those contributing $5,000 can be photographed with the president, or $7,500 for couples and families, the notice said.

Later, what’s described as a mid-afternoon luncheon at an undisclosed private residence will draw a smaller crowd of large contributors. Limited to 75 attendees, the event will give participants a photo opportunity with the president and a chance to pose questions to him, the notice said. The event requires a contribution of $35,800 per couple; no individual rate was specified.

The announcement made no mention of other Texas stops, but campaign volunteers have said the president also is likely to make private fundraising stops in Houston, Dallas and Austin this summer before returning in the fall for public campaign events.

Fundraising goals for Obama’s local stop were not announced, but Republicans set the bar high earlier this month when they raised more than $3 million for former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, the presumptive GOP nominee.